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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that a Lancaster County man has pleaded guilty to hiding a camera in a bathroom and recording young girls showering.
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Attorney General Alan Wilson today recognized April as Financial Literacy Month, a month dedicated to promoting the importance of financial literacy and financial education.
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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that a Spartanburg man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing a child.
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Attorney General Alan Wilson sent a letter to South Carolina solicitors reminding them of important provisions in state bond laws and to bring them to the courts’ attention when necessary.
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Attorney General Alan Wilson leads a 26-state coalition calling on the United States Senate to quickly pass the Laken Riley Act.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kevin Dewayne Costley, 31, of North Augusta, S.C., and Taz Michael Johnson, 27, of Lexington, S.C. on 10 total charges connected to the attempted sexual exploitation of minors.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Perryon Shamar Ontario Jones, 22, of Summerville, S.C., on 20 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Summerville Police Department made the arrest.
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Attorney General Alan Wilson was joined by legislators and the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children in celebrating the filing of two critical bills aimed at protecting children from MPIC (morphed pornography of identifiable children) and AI-generated CSAM (child sexual abuse material).
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Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with a taskforce of state securities regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), announced today a $3 million settlement in principle with TradeStation Crypto, Inc. (“TradeStation”) over its unregistered digital asset interest earning program.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that an Anderson man charged with over a million dollars of financial crimes has pleaded guilty in the state’s first criminal prosecution under the State’s Commodities Act.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Logan Tyler Smith, 20, of Central, S.C., and Sergio Eduardo Salinas Maradiaga, 20, of Easley, S.C., on 13 total charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chair of the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, released the 2023 Annual Report at the State House.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Horea Adrian Singeorzan, 33, of Simpsonville, S.C., on 11 charges connected to the attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Mount Pleasant Police Department made the arrest.
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Attorney General Alan Wilson today announced $25,898,070.69 will be awarded to South Carolina in a settlement with healthcare company Centene Corporation (Centene).
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Damiean Vincent Hall, 22, of Elgin, S.C., on seven charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.
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Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that South Carolina has joined a multi-state settlement with Robinhood Financial LLC, which will pay up to $10.2 million in penalties for operational and technical failures that harmed investors.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Towodi T. Shequoyah, 39 years old, of Easley, SC, was found guilty in Sumter County General Sessions Court on November 16, 2023.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today seven indictments and ten arrest warrants resulting from multiple investigations from the ongoing partnership between the State Grand Jury Division of the Attorney General’s Office, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), and local law enforcement agencies.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that a new Florence County program has been established to meet the needs of sexual assault victims who may have been exposed to HIV.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The state of South Carolina has filed a motion in federal court to join a lawsuit filed by 16 of the state's cities, towns and the Small Business Chamber of Commerce in an effort to block offshore drilling and seismic testing off the South Carolina coast.
